Show Inbox when starting Thunderbird

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If you want Thunderbird to open directly in your Inbox when you launch the application, go to "Tools -> Account Settings -> Server Settings" and check the box that says "Check for new messages at startup."

If you have more than one account, Thunderbird will start up in the Inbox of your default account, which is the account displayed at the top of the folders pane. To make another account into your default account, go to "Tools -> Account Settings", select the account you want to make the default, and click the "Set as Default" button.

Opening some other folder

If you want to override the normal startup folder, so that Thunderbird will open in any folder of your choice when it starts up, then change the command that you use to start Thunderbird. For example, the command might be in the properties of an icon on your desktop. At the end of the command, add -mail followed by the URI of the folder that you want to open.

For example, here is a command that starts Thunderbird on Windows, opening a Templates folder:

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -mail mailbox://someone@pop.example.net/Templates

You can use this method to make a collection of icons that directly open various folders.

Using an extension

Alternatively, use the Folderpane Tools extension to specify the initial folder. Make sure to read the usage instructions at the extension author's homepage.

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